FUNCTION::KERNEL\_STR(3stap) String and data retrieving fun FUNCTION::KERNEL\_STR(3stap)

# [NAME](#NAME)

function::kernel\_string\_quoted\_utf16 - Quote given kernel UTF-16 string.

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```


    kernel_string_quoted_utf16:string(addr:long)
```

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

*addr*

The kernel address to retrieve the string from

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This function combines quoting as per *string\_quoted* and UTF-16 decoding as per *kernel\_string\_utf16*.

# [SEE ALSO0](#SEE_ALSO0)

[*tapset::conversions*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/tapset::conversions.3stap)

September 2026 SystemTap Tapset Reference Ver

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Document: function::kernel_string_quoted_utf16(3stap) from systemtap 5.6-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://sourceware.org/git/systemtap.git